Breaking the Asian Championship medal sweep…Asian Games ‘green light’ for Korea
At the first Breaking Asia Championships ahead of the Hangzhou Asian Games, our team swept half the medals, including a gold medal in b-boy. The green light has been given for the Asian Games, as well as next year’s Paris Olympics. Reporter Suju Park. The powerhouse of Asian breaking was South Korea. At the Asian Championships in Hangzhou, China, the team swept half of the six medals, including the b-boy oldAfter defeating Kim Hong-yeol in the semifinals of the b-boy event, Kim Heon-woo defeated the Chinese athlete to win the title and punch his ticket to next year’s Olympic qualifier in Paris.”I think (the semifinal against Kim Hong-yeol) was the most nerve-wracking moment, and I feel really good that I was able to start the (Asian Games) on a good note, so I’m really happy.” At 39, Kim Hong-yeol, the oldest competitor in the b-boy competition, took home the bronze medal in just his second international ompetition.”That’s amazing! It’s only his second time.” “I practiced like crazy in the athletes’ village, and I’m trying to set a good example for the juniors by showing more passion than I can show at my age.”In the women’s event, Japan continued to dominate, with Jeon Jeon Ye defeating the world No. 1 Chinese athlete to take bronze.”I think I tried a lot to focus on myself, as I always do, and I have a lot of things to work on over the next two months, so I will (try) to get back into the medal round.”As the event was a “preview of the Asian Games,” the prospects for the Asian Games in September as well as the Paris Olympics next year are bright.The winner of the Asian Games gets a ticket to the Olympic Games, while the runner-up gets a ticket to the qualifiers.breaking
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